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BUY SELL TRADE STUART The Antique Detective
Palm Antique Mall
2591 SE Ocean Blvd.
Stuart, FL 34996 by Anne Gilbert
oldteaks@bellsouth.net
772-463-5090 • 772-240-0894 Ocean Blvd
ALWAYS BUYING 991 Palm Bch Rd Monterey Rd DOES CAMEO JEWELRY
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You don’t hear much these
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days about carved cameo jewelry,
once hot in the 19th century. By
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76 the 20th century it seemed like
everybody’s grandma had a cameo
pin or ring. Yet it is a serious art
form with a history dating back
BKG to antiquity in the first century.
So why does it usually come to
Antique Mall auction priced in the $100/200
Come in and see all our price range? Exceptions are
Antiques & Collectibles rarities such as a dealer example
Open 7 Days A Week - Call For Hours on 1stdibs, priced at $3,900: a
•••• c.1800s, Victorian shell carving of
WE MAKE THE PAST A Bacchus.
PERFECT PRESENT! Cameo carving began in
Vendor Display Cases antiquity, in the first century,
Available for Rent! during the reign of Emperor Shell cameo. Victorian. Archangel Michael;
32 Dixie Highway Augustus, and at the same time in Lang Estate Jewelry, San Francisco , CA
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When the Napoleonic campaigns brought classicism into fashion,
cameo carved items became important along with their makers. However,
popularity brought forgeries and the faking of signatures of renowned
PLAN YOUR ADVERTISING NOW! carvers. Aging and discoloration were achieved with abrasive solutions.
AARF 2017-2018 Cheap imitations were also made. Pieces were also sold by dealers as
will DEADLINE in JULY! antiquities by removing signatures. So what else is new?
Cameos were briefly out of fashion from 1820 to 1840. By 1850 shell
Antiques & Art Around Florida cameos had become larger and neo-classical subjects were replaced with
Established in 1985, Antiques & Art Around Florida is a full women’s heads and figures, often mounted in gold. Other subjects were also
color guide to the Antiques and Collectibles market. portrait busts of famous people.
Each issue is BURSTING with information of interest to
both the amateur and serious antique collector. What were cameos made from ? The shells came from Africa and the
West Indies as well as Italian lava, coral, carnelian, agate and paste. They
were also made of glass,
In the 1860s, as families began traveling to far away destinations, such as
Italy, scenic cameos became popular.
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new ways to fake the then
popular cameos were in use.
Cameo-type designs were molded
WE LOVE HEARING in glass or porcelain. Careful
FROM YOU! examination with a jewelers loup
or magnifying glass will reveal no
What Do
Do you have something to share... if you tool marks. Glass imitations cast
have information about stolen merchandise, You Think? from an original cameo will have
new trends in the industry, respond to an a signature. Typical would be a
article in our publication or would just like to
sound-off, drop us a line today. raised, opaque white glass cameo
The Staff at The Antique Shoppe loves cemented to a dark background,
hearing feedback from readers and advertisers usually onyx or carnelian. These
alike. Tell us what you wish to see, what
features you enjoy. How can we make your days they are even made of plastic.
Antique Shoppe experience better? How can Drop us a Note or an email A clue to the age can be the
we improve our website?
The Antique Shoppe mounting materials. Gold, silver,
PO Box 2175 gold filled and cut steel were some
Keystone Heights, FL 32656 of them. The quality of the carving
antshoppe@aol.com 1880s, Victorian cameo, Bacchus; 1stdibs is important to the value.